3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pier  \Pier\,  n.  [OE.  pere,  OF  piere  a  stone,  F.  pierre,  fr  L. 
  petra,  Gr  ?.  Cf  {Petrify}.] 
  1.  (Arch.) 
  a  Any  detached  mass  of  masonry,  whether  insulated  or 
  supporting  one  side  of  an  arch  or  lintel,  as  of  a 
  bridge;  the  piece  of  wall  between  two  openings. 
  b  Any  additional  or  auxiliary  mass  of  masonry  used  to 
  stiffen  a  wall.  See  {Buttress}. 
 
  2.  A  projecting  wharf  or  landing  place 
 
  {Abutment  pier},  the  pier  of  a  bridge  next  the  shore;  a  pier 
  which  by  its  strength  and  stability  resists  the  thrust  of 
  an  arch. 
 
  {Pier  glass},  a  mirror,  of  high  and  narrow  shape,  to  be  put 
  up  between  windows. 
 
  {Pier  table},  a  table  made  to  stand  between  windows. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Band  \Band\  (b[a^]nd),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Banded};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Banding}.] 
  1.  To  bind  or  tie  with  a  band. 
 
  2.  To  mark  with  a  band. 
 
  3.  To  unite  in  a  troop,  company,  or  confederacy.  ``Banded 
  against  his  throne.''  --Milton. 
 
  {Banded  architrave},  {pier},  {shaft},  etc  (Arch.),  an 
  architrave,  pier,  etc.,  of  which  the  regular  profile  is 
  interrupted  by  blocks  or  projections  crossing  it  at  right 
  angles. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pier 
  n  1:  a  landing  built  out  into  the  water 
  2:  (architecture)  a  vertical  supporting  structure  (as  a  portion 
  of  wall  between  two  doors  or  windows) 
  3:  a  support  for  two  adjacent  bridge  spans 

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